Songs From Before I Got Laid

by Jonathan Best

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1.	Whataya Know! 04:00	lyrics	buy track
I know about the path of the arrow That divides the sun from the clouds I don't know how It hurts me too I know pleasant walk that I took But I wonder what's below What do you know Whataya know! Whataya know! What do you know What do you know Whataya know! And you Say you had a head cold What do you know What do you know Whata ya know!
2.	Over the Hill 03:28	lyrics	buy track
If you got time to kill And I got time to die Why don't we go over the hill You and I Why don't we try You say why not and I say why You say why not and don't be shy By and by You gotta learn that you ain't best Not by far You gotta learn to be less than you are If you think time will tell and I just can't tell time why don't we go over to hell Yours and mine Down to the rind You say why not and I say fine You say why not and let it shine All the time You gotta learn just like the rest Over thar You gotta learn to be less than you are
3.	Cherry Dog Tap 04:17	lyrics	buy track
When you're feelin mean You'll wanna let off steam Well you're just wippin' the cream In the cherry dog tree Dition When you're suitcase is packed And you ain't comin' back You'll get a pat on the back From the cherry dog axe When you're feelin' mean You'll wanna let off steam When you're suitcase is packed And you ain't comin' back It's just a pat on the back From the cherry dog axe Sident
4.	Fiddlesticks 02:38	lyrics	buy track
There's a sun on the hill And it's sittin' there still But there's a dog on it I need a break Think I'll go downstream I need a girlfriend Or maybe a tree farm There's a little hand on the ten And it'll be there again But there's a dog on it I need a place in the field while the goin' gets rough I know to the very last decimal How I feel Ain't that enough? There's a bird on the sign And for the very last time But there's a dog on it
5.	Hey Fred 02:59	lyrics	buy track
I can remember way back Many years ago He really couldn't catch And he really couldn't throw He was three feet tall But he didn't amount to nothin' he just Looked ahead Hey Fred Look ahead Couple years later I saw him on the road He was carryin' a mighty big load That was handed to him His legs were hangin' loose But his head was on his shoulders he just Looked ahead Hey Fred Look ahead Well I saw him yesterday And he didn't look much older He was lookin' at a long told tale and he Couldn't a looked much bolder Then he looked at her Then he Looked ahead Hey Fred Look ahead
6.	Left Him Lonely 03:20	lyrics	buy track
I didn't know the answer For what you had to say I don't know the question I couldn't say it anyway The blisters on my fingers Were makin' me sway And then we kindly walked away We left him lonely We left him lonely We left him only To pee Sometimes we just Hugged and we kissed I don't really go for this But sometimes his silly arrows miss I didn't know the answer For what you had to say But you had your camera I couldn't take it anyway That Ivory on my fingers was workin' OK We left him lonely We left him lonely We left him only To pee Sometimes in jest We did the rest I don't really go for this But sometimes his silly arrows miss
7.	Lucy Bent Down / You Don't Know 05:21	lyrics	buy track
Lucy bent down Lucy bent down for me Lucy bent down Lucy bent down for me If you don't believe it That's what she did for me You don't know You don't know what it's like You don't know You don't know what it's like When you're layin' it on so thickly But you know damn well that you ain't right You don't know You don't know how bad it is You don't know You don't know how bad it is When your hand is in a n idea book But your head is in a fist You don't know You don't know how I feel You don't know You don't know how it feels When their finger's on your forehead When their finger's on your forehead When their finger's on your forehead But you don't know You don't know You just don't know about their nail
8.	Let's Go Fishin' 01:50	lyrics	buy track
Let's go fishin' Cause you know I ain't no magician My my my my my My my my my my my
9.	If Dogs Had a Memory 01:53	lyrics	buy track
The seats that we were sittin' on Were beginning to break They couldn't carry the load no The man that I was sittin' by was talkin' about Scotch tape he said somethin' about a ten minute break He said time is where you see it and he could not wait Cause we're just waitin' for the seeds to overgrow For my god to know Forn the kids to grow For the bruise on my elbow to show If dogs had a memory If dogs had a memory If dogs had a memory The would If dogs had a memory Disagree If dogs had a memory they just couldn't be
10.	Bugler Baby 02:36	lyrics	buy track
Bugler baby won't you please come home Bugler baby won't you hurry on home The ciggs that you been smokin' have already been rolled Bugler baby won't you please come home Hey Lucy won't you come on home Hey Lucy won't you hurry on home I was always lonely but now I'm a lone So Lucy won't you come on home Hey Fred why don't you come on home Hey Fred why don't you hurry on home Now that you're lookin' back on all that you have done The stool that you been sittin' on is beginning to mold So Fred why don't you come on home The seeds that we have planted have all overgrown
11.	Ridin' Thumb 01:39	lyrics	buy track
Ridin' thumb I'm gonna meet her at the gates of the dawn Ridin' thumb We're gonna talk about good times to come Ridin' thumb Open your mouth and I shall give you a shove Ridin' thumb You'll fit as nicely as a freshly warn glove
12.	Take Off 06:28	lyrics	buy track
Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off Take off that matter nity dress cause that's the way I like it best
13.	Applesauce 04:15	lyrics	buy track
This is the moment that I'll be born Won't think a thought I'll just be gone If my love begins to sag I'll throw it all in the bag And walk on by and I'll be glad And it's only because we're applesauce If we were lost we'd be used to it But of course If we were boss we'd be glued to it I'm laughing babies and watching them float to the top
14.	I Know That! 04:04	lyrics	buy track
I know that I had some of you But tell me what's become of you You know that you're no use to me But tell me did you used to be I know you got a lot of gaul
15.	I Bless the Lion 07:13	lyrics	buy track
I bless the lion Who took my head He'll come back No no no no that's not what I said He'll come back So I walked on down to the land which was round and I told 'em how they took my crown Said Ma I love the way that you go round and round I love the way that you go up and down I love the way I love the way yea yea You sound Said me I bless the day I left you I bless the day I forget you I bless the day I bless the day We meet Said me don't you see Said ma you're still but sittin' on my knee
16.	Hometown Blues 07:19	lyrics	buy track
Dad say crap ya gotta live it You must forgive it Sometimes you just get left on the stove too long Then he said We're doin' bad I believe we been had But you can't renew it So welcome to it I'm not afraid About the eggs we laid I think they'll make it If we can bake it And I think you'll agree Whoa it's a mystery You just kinda gotta let yourself Climb your tree Now that your eyes are gettin' round My life was my hometown You lived in the middle of mine But for you my town was just a sign So I'm goin' back down to Dancyville, Tennessee That's where I was made to be
17.	Soul Down the Line 05:12	lyrics	buy track
Soul down the line Soul down the line All of the time You'll see mine tryin' Most of the time People don't pull their soul down the line Pot of a hole Pot of a hole Right in the road I dropped my load My head corrode All because of a pot of a hole Soul down the line Soul down the line All of the time You'll see mine cryin' Most of the time People don't pull their soul down the line
18.	You Don't Know Nothin' 05:14	lyrics	buy track
You don't know nothin' bout dogs and cats You don't know nothin' bout Things like that You don't know nothin' bout wild geese You don't know nothin' bout sheets You don't know nothin' bout electric shocks You don't know nothin' bout high heeled socks You don't know nothin' bout A full man's shoe You don't know nothin' bout ' glue You don't know nothin' bout Where you been You don't know nothin' bout Wearin' thin You don't know nothin' bout Why you came You don't know nothin' bout Old dog Trey You don't know nothin' bout Harold and Maud You don't know nothin' bout Gettin' pawed You don't know nothin' bout havin' a ball You don't know nothin' at all Nothin' at all and that just about sums it up

about

These songs were written between the ages of 12 and 18. For most of that period I was very embarrassed about being a virgin. In the late 90's I found the words to Bugler Baby and realized that it was a letter to my adult self. It asked me to please come home. So i did and I said to myself, "Let's make an album of these songs and we'll get a bunch of our childhood and current friends to play on it." This is that album. All my songs are written for self healing and to record this album with the help of so many loved ones continues to heal me to this day whenever I listen to it.

credits

released December 21, 1999

Produced by Jonathan Best and Mary Poole

Recorded and mixed at Bubble Music by JB except lead vocals, drums and bass for Fiddlesticks and Left Him Lonely recorded by Gary Solomon. Fiddlesticks and Left Him Lonely mixed by Gary Solomon. Lead vocals, electric piano, drums and bass for Left Him Lonely , Soul Down the Line, and You Don't Know Nothin' recorded live at Hands on Studio by Mad Mike Cullens. Guitar on hey Fred recorded at Angel's Bedroom. Marty Cohl's guitar parts recorded at The Garey Shelton Studio by gary Shelton. Joe Q's drums recorded at Skunk Hollow Studio by himself. Rocks and leaves for Over the Hill recorded at the Ravine where I first got laid.

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

Photo of Ruth Dreamdigger by Anna Uh
Egg photo by Ylana Glickman

All songs by Jonathan Best